Shot a Colt Sauer bolt action .270

My friend and I went to the range last night and he brought out this rifle his grandfather left him. It was a Colt Sauer .270 that said "made in germany" on the side. I personally have never heard of the weapon. My friend says it was his grandfathers prized possession so we only put 6 rounds through it. He has been offered $1,000 for it before, but he wont part with it. He says numerous people have asked him for it. Is this a particularly rare rifle? Does anyone have any information on this gun so I can help my friend out. Experience, know-how etc? Thanks

I had a Colt Sauer .270 several years ago. Beautiful rifle, with an action that's smooth as warm butter.

Colt had the rifles made by JP Sauer & Sons. IIRC, they were made from 1981 to 1984. The rifles featured very fine wood stocks, and Colt's Royal Blue bluing/polishing. As you probably noticed, they're very beautiful rifles.

The most common calibers were the .270 and .30-06, although the rifles were also made in larger calibers.

It's a fairly accurate rifle considering that it has a sporter-weight barrel and wood stocks. I could get 1.5" groups out of it at 100 yards using factory ammunition and a 9X scope.

The Colt Sauers are very collectible, with the larger, rarer calibers fetching the most.

$1000 is too low a price, even for a .270. I sold mine for $1300 about ten years ago. At that time, the rarer calibers were going for $2500+.

Pick up a copy of Shotgun News, and look up the Colt Sauers. There are a couple of dealers nationwide who specialize in the rifles. I bought mine from a dealer/collector who lived in Rice Lake, WI. I think he's passed away by now, otherwise I'd look up his name.

Hey thanks for that. I definately could tell the barrel was of a lighter weight just by picking up the gun. Even for a wood stock it was very light. The stock had an nice glossy finish and the barrel had really amazing bluing. The action was...amazing. It was so smooth. But yea, overall I liked it. Ill pass on this info to my friend. He already baby's the thing, so Im sure this will only encourage that practice. Thanks.

Although The High Road has attempted to provide accurate information on the forum, The High Road assumes no responsibility for the accuracy of the information. All information is provided "as is" with all faults without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. Neither The High Road nor any of its directors, members, managers, employees, agents, vendors, or suppliers will be liable for any direct, indirect, general, bodily injury, compensatory, special, punitive, consequential, or incidental damages including, without limitation, lost profits or revenues, costs of replacement goods, loss or damage to data arising out of the use or inability to use this forum or any services associated with this forum, or damages from the use of or reliance on the information present on this forum, even if you have been advised of the possibility of such damages.